DRAWings version XI is a multi-functional software with a fully customizable interface and an impressive list of features, designed to be used for graphics designing, textile and screen printing, embroidery, computerized quilting, crafting with cuts and stencils as well as fabric painting.

DRAWings has been the first embroidery software to be fully integrated with a graphics designing software. Now, DRAWings XI, goes one step beyond with its full MAC compatibility. It has the powerful combination of its new easy-to-use built-in designer and its ability to work seamlessly with a graphics software left intact! Create your own designs from scratch with far more ease, transform and edit shapes, add text, all in 3D designing mode. Produce stunning designs with crystals/rhinestones easily that you can combine with embroidery or textile printing.

Now every design can be your embroidery fill type that will fill in your new creations. The array fill will change the way you used to fill your embroidery designs The new automated monogramming tool together with the hundreds of decorative frames (Borders, Corners, Sides) will give you all you need to create your monogram designs.

You can now use the software to create and cut your appliqué designs or any other material by connecting it directly with the most popular cutters in the market.

Works on both Mac and the latest Windows versions

The software now works on the latest and previous version of MAC OS, compared to the release date of the software. Also, it works on Windows 7, 8 and 10 with the latest service packs installed. Now the OS (operating system) is not a limit for your creativity

DRAWings PRO XI New Features:

Dark theme to match your mac OS

The software supports the dark theme that was recently introduced by the latest mac OS. The software automatically recognizes the theme color and switches appropriately. Fully adjusts to the theme of your MAC.

Convert your designs to redwork

One step conversion of any design to redwork (designs that are created with red running stitches on white fabric). Create light weight embroidery designs by keeping only their outlines. Redwork designs are a trend traditional way of for creating clear minimal designs yet but still beautiful and modern.

Convert any photo to a beautiful PaintStitch masterpiece

Any photo can now become a beautiful embroidery design. With PaintStitch you will get photo-realistic embroidery results with the use of the advanced, patented algorithms that were implemented for this purpose. PaintStitch designs are perfect for frames, gifts and for capturing unique moments.

Create designs with curved stitches

You can now add curve directions on step filled objects to give them a wavy look. Just apply a normal straight direction and drag it from the middle to make it a curve. The stitches then automatically follow the curvature of the direction.

Automatic floral design creation

This is a new revolutionary feature which dynamically creates floral designs and fill areas to apply to your designs. You may combine this feature with your own designs and even set your own flower designs to be used by the floral creation. The combinations are unlimited.

Create designs with blended thread colors (gradient fill)

Blending colors is now possible with the new gradient fill function. By blending two or more overlapping shapes with gradient fill you can create beautiful fading color effects that change the look and feel of the design completely. You can control the gradient percentage and easily change its direction.

Spiral in closed shapes

Objects that are filled with Piping stitch type can be easily converted into spiral fill objects. You only need a point direction or hole in the middle of the design and your spiral is ready. You can even apply styles on the spiral stitches and get beautiful embroidery results.

Ambience quilting

The software implements an easy way to take any design and create a quilting block from it. Stippling stitches are automatically added around the selected object creating a beautiful echo effect.

Convert fill to center line

With the "Convert fill to center line" function you have the ability to change a fill area made with Satin, Step, Piping etc. into Satin serial or Running stitch. This option is very convenient especially for small text objects. If the text is too small to be filled with Satin stitches, the best alternative is to fill the object with Running stitches by applying this function.

Add ray-like stitch directions of stitches to your designs

Add a point direction and make all satin stitches start from that point and end at the outline of the object. This creates a beautiful ray-like effect with satin stitches.

Find and organize your designs easily with the new File Browser

The new File browser is improved and enhanced with a lot of new features. You can now filter designs by artwork (graphics designs) or by embroidery, preview the designs along with full file browser abilities such as create new folder, cut - copy - paste - move designs, and many more.

Sequence manager re-designed with many new features

The sequence manager has a new right-click menu which includes functionalities such as "Move object before or after", "Group objects", "Reverse order", and more. Order numbers are added together with fill and outline colors for each object, to facilitate the re-ordering process. You can also group the objects by color and customize the information you view on the sequence manager, to minimize clutter when re-ordering large designs.

Multiple units added to Measure tool

The Measure tool is enhanced with more measurement units that give you more flexibility. You can now make precise measurements with the unit you prefer, making your work more efficient. Special units were added such as "physical length" and "stitch length".

All Existing DRAWings Features:

Pre-digitized fonts included in the Lettering tool

More than 200 pre-digitized fonts added into the software, made from professional embroiderers, for high quality lettering sew outs. Each pre-digitized font is previewed during the selection process.

Envelope on text

The ability to place text in an envelope added for all newly inserted lettering objects. There are many envelopes to choose from and you can adjust them further in the "edit nodes" mode.

Cutwork tool that supports cutting needles for embroidery machines

A second cutwork tool added in the software. With this one you can draw the area you want to be cut and assign it to cutwork. Your embroidery machine will process the information and will cut the area you have designed accordingly. To convert the embroidery machine to cutting device you will need 4 cutting needles and the instructions from the designs printout. By following the instructions, you will make perfect cuts for applique or any other use.

Multi-hooping support

Multi-hooping is now possible. If you have large designs you can now fit them into multiple hoops. The software splits the design in the best possible way without you losing the ability to specify how the design will be separated.

Visualize the hooping process by rotating and moving the hoops

You can now transform the orientation of the hoop and be able to visualize the exact sew out process. Especially when you need to fit the design to multiple hoops this is very helpful because you can position the hoop in the exact place you want.

Split objects with the new knife cut tool

With the knife tool you can draw a line over the objects you want to cut in two pieces and this like will become the knife’s cutting edge. By applying the knife tool all shapes under the drawn line will be separated. It is a very useful tool that can save you time and effort.

Create button holes automatically

Button holes are now possible with many variations. You can adjust the three parts that the button holes consist off separately and produce many different button hole variations. They can be applied on a drawn line and you can adjust their size and the distance between them.

Name drop ability

Name drop is the easiest way to create multiple designs with different names. Create the designs you want to apply the "Name drop", write the names that you want to be embroidered and apply it. The software will create multiple designs one over the other which their only difference will be the Text (Name) you have added in the Name Drop list. The designs can be sewn out one after the other

Complete stitch editor

Complete stitch editor that allows you move, delete and insert multiple stitches. The stitch editor gives you the freedom to adjust every stitch of the design easily.

Color management system

The color management system changed completely. Now it is easier to manage colors and select the thread palette you prefer. It includes a color wheel where all the colors are positioned and you can easily change them by simply dragging the color to a new position.

Color harmonies added for getting beautiful color combinations

Color harmony is the theory of combining colors in a fashion that is harmonious to the eye. In other words, what colors work well together. The Color manager now includes this ability and it can apply it on the colors of the design. You can apply Monochromatic, Complementary, Diad, Analogous, Triad, Square and Tetradic harmonies. Making color balanced designs was never easier.

Thread palette search ability added

A new toolbar added in the software where all the activated thread palettes are listed. You can select the thread palette you want to use and apply any thread color on the design. You can also search through the thread palette with the thread number and use only the threads you have in house.

Build in design browser to find and organize your designs

The design browser lists all the supported designs that can be found in your computer, for easier and faster access to them. You can search for designs and organize them according your preferences. Add your favorite folders in the respective section for quicker access to your most used designs.

New auto re-ordering system

The software by default uses the automatic object re-ordering that helps to create well optimized embroidery design easily. If you want to take control of the re-ordering process you have to disable the Automatic way and re-order the objects manually through the sequence manager. You can optimize the ordering further by using the available optimization techniques. The software will try to produce the best possible results with the provided settings.

New Welcome page with Video tutorials

The startup wizard replaced from a Welcome page that allows you to create a new empty design with a click. There is also a section with Video tutorials that will help every user to get started with the software quickly.

Set default embroidery machine and hoop

You can select the Embroidery machine that you have from the Welcome page of the software. Also, you can select the hoop that you mainly use and set it as default. These settings will make the embroidery creation process easier.

Set default fabric for your embroideries

You can set the fabric type and color that you usually use from the welcome screen of the software. This simplifies the design creation process and helps the user more productive.

Export stitch files that only supported from your machine

After setting the default Embroidery machine in the software, the stitch types that you can export will be automatically filtered, to those that are mainly supported from the machine. It will list them at the top for quicker access.

Many new usability improvements

The software was re-designed and now many tools that are not applicable to specific actions are not visible. This helps the user to view only the tools that he can use and do not get distracted from tools that are not applicable.

Export to USB with the correct folder structure

Export any loaded design to any USB and then load it the embroidery machine. The software will produce the folder structure needed from the machine to read them and store them inside it. This is applicable on specific file formats.

Adjustable workspace that can save your preferences

The new workspace is adjustable and you can set it according your preferences. After making the adjustments you can save the workspace and have the software always opening based on your own settings. You can re-adjust the workspace whenever you want

New Cross-stitch embroidery type

Until now you were able to fill bitmap files with cross-stitches. Now, you can fill your vector files with Cross-stitches, instead of normal fill embroidery types like Satin and Step. Create unique designs by combining various fill types.

Form fill added to the possible Special outline/pen types

Create closed shape drawings made from stitches, inside any step, satin, Zig-Zag or Satin serial objects, living the remaining area unchanged. You can use any shape including characters.

New cornering method for Satin Serial objects

"Homemade corners" can be applied on every Satin Serial object. This is a new way of cornering that you can apply on your designs and have a homemade look and feel.

Support for high DPI (resolution) monitors

The software is fully compatible with high DPI monitors like 4K and higher. The software’s icons are scalable and can be adjusted to your needs. We always adjust the software to the latest technological innovations.

Create Designs With Stippling

Create beautiful designs with stippling that you can use either for embroidery or quilting. It is very easy to use and adjust it. Quilting was never easier.

Advanced applique with cuts

Import an existing cut design or create your own, paint the areas you want by using the paint fill tools, specify which areas will be cut and then export it to your Cutter. The cutter will paint the areas that need to be painted with the marker/brush you want, and then cut the shape out of the paper with its knife tool. Your beautiful Robot paper craftwork will be ready within minutes.

Paint and Cut techniques combined

Import an existing cut design or create your own, paint the areas you want by using the paint fill tools, specify which areas will be cut and then export it to your Cutter. The cutter will paint the areas that need to be painted with the marker/brush you want, and then cut the shape out of the paper with its knife tool. Your beautiful Robot paper craftwork will be ready within minutes.

Technique selection

Ability to select from the start up wizard which techniques you will use to create the design you want. You can select from the following techniques: Cut, Embroidery, Crystals, Stencil and Paint. For example, if you want to create a design that will be cut at your cutter, you have to enable only the Cut technique. The software will filter the available tools and show you only those that can be used for your design.

Vector fill Pen type

With the Vector fill tool you can create beautiful designs by drawing over large Satin on Step filled shapes. Every curve you are drawing it is automatically converted to stitch penetration points in the shape below. Apply Array fill to a shape and fill it with a Vector fill object to create unique and complex effects on your Satin/Step filled designs. It also can be used for splitting wide Satin bars and avoid having too long satin stitches.

Paint your designs

You can create designs that can be painted from your Cutter by switching the cutter blade with a brush or pen. There are different paint fill types that you can use and create unique designs. The Paint types that are available are the following: ZigZag, Fill, Row-fill Fill types, and Line, ZigZag Pen/outline types. Each type has its own parameters, which you can adjust according your preferences.

Stippling fill type

Create beautiful designs with stippling that you can use either for embroidery or quilting. It is very easy to use and adjust. Quilting was never easier.

More Applique options

You can set the holding stitches to E-stitch or Zig-Zag and select the way the fabric will be trimmed from the Fabric trim option. A feature to remove overlapped Applique is available. The Fabric trim option that you will select, will affect the way the applique design will be embroidered. The applique fabric can also be cut with your Cutter.

Customize Cutter parameters

On each fill or pen type that is related to the cutter, cutter parameters are available. You can now adjust the following:

Cutter presets

Cutter speed

Cutter pressure

Cutter passes

Blade depth

Blade color

Cut pen type

Cut pen type allows you to create cut objects directly. For each cut object you can adjust the offset and the cutter parameters. Quilting is now easier than ever. Cut your fabrics easily in various shapes and create beautiful quilt projects.

Select your Cutting mat

You can select a cutting mat for your cuts, in the same way you used to select a hoop for your embroideries. Adjust the design on the cutting mat and be accurate with your creation.

Stencil pen type

You can convert any open shape or line art shape to stencil. You can add stencil bridges through node editor and create beautiful stencil designs for any use.

Improved File format support

Improved support for .AI format up to CC

Improved support for .EPS format up to CC

Improved support for .svg files

Software key for more freedom

DRAWings PRO can run with a Software key that gives you the freedom to work without worrying about where you have placed your USB hardware key. Also leaves one more USB port available for any other use. Existing customers can work with their USB hardware key or have it replaced with a Software key, upon request.

Automatic Software Update

DRAWings PRO periodically checks for updates and informs you if there is any new additions for your software. This feature will allow you to be always up to date and use the software always with its latest features.

Graphics designing

The graphics designing features of the software include the ability to add new graphics objects as clones of the first object, which combined with the Circular or Rectangular Array/Kaleidoscope tool can produce unique and beautiful designs.

In addition the fully customizable workspace together with the ability to open multiple designs in tabs and move objects between them, makes the designing process even easier. Finally there is a tool that allows you to capture images from the webcam and convert them to vector artwork easily for any use.

Crystal/Rhinestone designing

DRAWings software includes Crystals/Rhinestones designing tools. It is an innovative feature that allows everyone to create beautiful designs filled with different chystal/rhinestone shapes and sizes. You can create designs only with crystals or combine them with embroidery, appliqué, cutwork or textile printing. All these, together with the direct connectivity with the most popular cutters, result to a complete software package that will cover most of your needs.

Crafting and Cutting

The creation of cutting designs is another feature that is included in the software. It is a powerful tool that can be used not only for embroideries and appliqué but also for any kind of crafts that include material cutting that your cutter can cut. Create a design you want to cut and with a click you can send it to your cutting machine. This feature upgrades the software and it makes it suitable for many different crafting projects.

Computerized quilting

The quilt decoration styles that DRAWings include will cover most quilting needs and change the way you experiencing your hobby.

Digital garment printing

The technology of Digital Garment Printing is now supported from the software. You can export the improved 3D realistic embroidery preview to embroidery look images and print them on garments or any other material. Any graphics or embroidery images created from the software can become the theme of your next print work without using any other software.

Textile printing (Heat transfer printing)

With DRAWings you can combine embroidery with heat transfer printing. Create or load the artwork you like, print it on the fabric by using heat transfer paper and you are ready. If you want you can use your embroidery machine to embroider some parts of the design over the printed image and create a unique “eye catchy” result.

Create stencil designs

Convert any line art design to stencil design, cut it with your cutter or manually and use it to decorate walls, furniture, floors, ceilings, fabric, and more.

Export designs from DRAWings PRO and Wings' modular to iPad and iPhone

This is the World's first communication between the Windows software, DRAWings PRO , Wings' modular and your DRAWings Snap embroidery library! Automatically get your designs within your iPhone/iPad/iPod to be used on the go!

Create your own design packages that will be automatically synced with your iPad/iPhone/iPod through your Dropbox account. Use the designs to show them to your customers, to your friends and transfer them immediately to your embroidery machine through various mass storage utilities.

Print and Cut shapes

Many cutters support automatic cutting by reading specific signs on the printed design. This feature is supported from DRAWings that allows you to print and then cut any design you want with your cutter automatically.

Create beautiful designs with crystals/rhinestones

Designs with Crystals

Insert single crystal objects anywhere you like

Select crystals from different palettes.

Select the crystal Size you want from any selected palette.

Select the Shape/Size/Color of the crystal you want to apply from any current palette.

Ability to choose between various fills, like Rectangle, Shape fit, Circular, Contour, Line fit and Single line

Support for different Crystal shapes (Round, Drop, Square, Triangle, Navette and Baguette)

Decorate your designs by using different rhinestone shapes and colors.

Crystal features continued...

Add offset to Crystal fill/outline

Adjust horizontal and Vertical spacing between crystals

Rotate and Slant crystal fills

Separate crystal fill/outline to each sub crystal object

Ability to edit the Crystal fill container

Adjust crystals cut offset (distance of knife from the crystal)

Adjust crystals minimum hole spacing (distance between crystals)

Export crystal designs to cutters

Export crystal designs to most widely used cutters and prepare them for the hot-fix process

Fill designs with any shape

Create Fill Array with any shape

Create Outline Array with any shape

Create Fill Array from Clipart design

Create Outline Array from Clipart design

Change Array fill or outline by using a different shape as fill.

Create a Fill or Outline Array as clone object.

Adjust the original shape and the changes are automatically applied at the objects inside the Fill Array.

Clipart library

Insert Clipart, Search clipart by tags, filter designs by tags, Different views in the clipart library dialog for easier selection, Add – Delete tags on every clipart, Rename clipart name and add any design to Clipart, Apply Array fill with Clipart

Circular array Contour ability with or without Equal steps

Create beautiful complex circular contoured designs easily and use them on your embroideries, quilts or any other craft.

Magic Wand designing tool

With the Magic Wand tool you can create shapes that consist of the intersection of two or more other shapes. Also, with a single click you can convert any shape's hole to an object without affecting the hole.

Complete Monogramming tool

22 Monogramming templates

Monogramming wizard to easily create monograms

Ability to select Font from every True Type font available in the system.

Includes 81 borders, 36 corners and 61 sides embroidery designs to use with your monograms

Ability to specify which section of a character will be under or above when two or more are overlapping.

Colorful or monochrome photo-stitch

You have the ability to either create CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) photo-stitch designs or Monochrome in any color you prefer.

Connect with Cutters

DRAWings can connect the software with most Cutters in the market (Zing, Silhouette CAMEO, eCraft, Silhouette SD, Foison, REDSail, GCC, ...) and cut appliqué/quilt fabrics or any other material your cutter can cut by simply sending the design you have created to the cutting machine.

Export files for cutters

Ability to save cutwork designs as .plt, .svg, or .dxf files and import them in any cutter that can read those files

More styles for quilting and ability to mirror any style

More than 170 new Quilt style stitches are included in the software that can be used for creating beautiful quilts easily.

Smart text that works with abbreviations

Use existing text abbreviations and convert them to embroidery or create your own and make your life easier in everyday embroidering process.

Rotation in rectangular array

Position rectangular arrays in the way you prefer and create great stitch patterns for quilts and curtains.

Sequence manager - Group objects by color

Make easier object re-sequencing by grouping them by color.

Graphics designing

The new graphics designing features of the software include the ability to add new graphics objects as clones of the first object, which combined with the Circular or Rectangular Array/Kaleidoscope tool can produce unique and beautiful designs. In addition the fully customizable workspace together with the ability to open multiple designs in tabs and move objects between them, makes the designing process even easier. Finally there is new tool that allows you to capture images from the webcam and convert them to vector artwork easily for any use.

Computerized quilting

Computerized quilt sector has now a new powerful friend that will upgrade quilting in the next level. The quilt decoration styles that DRAWings include will cover most quilting needs and change the way you experiencing your hobby.

Digital garment printing

The new technology of Digital Garment Printing is now supported from the software. You can export the improved 3D realistic embroidery preview to embroidery look images and print them on garments or any other material. Any graphics or embroidery images created from the software can become the theme of your next print work without using any other software.

Textile printing (Heat transfer printing)

With DRAWings you can combine embroidery with heat transfer printing. Create or load the artwork you like, print it on the fabric by using heat transfer paper and you are ready. If you want you can use your embroidery machine to embroider some parts of the design over the printed image and create a unique "eye catchy" result.

Slow redraw - Embroidery machine simulation

With the slow redraw utility you can simulate the way the design will be embroidered without having to do that on the machine. Also you have the ability to simulate your machine speed and the movement of the needle carrier.

Print the artwork of the design you have created

With DRAWings you have the ability to print any artwork you want on a special paper for textile printing and for promoting your company.

Convert images to photo-stitch automatically

Convert any image you have to Photo-stitch with CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key(Black)) colors automatically. A step by step wizard can convert your image to photo-stitch and give you a representation of it by combining four different layers of colored satin bars. The results are great with chromatic realism on the embroidery result.

Circular Array tool

Circular Array tool is a great way to create stylish design arrays easily, without losing the ability to edit the design. Any change you are making on a single object is automatically applied in the entire array.

Manual embroidery sequencing with the use of Sequence manager

DRAWings now has the ability to re-sequence objects manually by using the Sequence manager. By click and dragging objects on the Sequence manager, the stitches are recalculated automatically and new embroidery sequence is created based on the changes you make.

Rectangular Array/Kaleidoscope

With the advanced Rectangular array you have the ability to rotate and mirror the copies of the array without losing the ability to edit them and create easily unique designs. Also, you have the ability to create clones that will copy any transformation that you are doing on the source design.

Add new objects as clones

By using this option, any created duplicate of an object is marked as a clone of the initial object. If you reshape any of the clones all other clones are reshaped too creating unique and beautiful embroidery results.

Net fill embroidery type is added

With the Net fill you can create perfect laces and fill holes that where produced from cut fabric. It can be very useful for embroidery designs that are sewed on soluble material.

Create embroidery designs by capturing images from the webcam

Use the webcam of your PC to capture images and convert them to Cross-stitch, Photo-stitch and standard embroidery or use it as backdrop image to create your embroidery design from scratch.

Convert any vector design to embroidery

Import a Vector design to DRAWings Pro or create one from scratch and convert it to embroidery design with a single click. Get professional embroidery results in no time.

Adjust the Density of Satin, Step, Piping and Satin serial objects.

You can easily adjust the Density of objects that are filled with Satin, Step, Piping or Satin serial stitch type and produce lighter or heavier embroidery according you needs.

Adjust the Compensation of Satin, Step and Satin Serial objects.

By adjusting the Compensation of the objects you can handle better the powers that are applied on the fabric during the embroidering process.

Adjust the Length of stitches of Step, Piping and Running objects.

You can adjust the length of stitches and reduce/increase the stitch count of the embroidery. In addition you can give different feel on the design using your expertise.

Change the Underlay of Satin, Step and Satin Serial objects

You can select the underlay you want for each object, and stabilize the design in the way you prefer.

Specify the Applique Cleaning, Default Fixing and Position.

Make your life easier with appliqué designs and specify when the embroidery will be placed on the design (Cleaning), which will be the holding stitches (Default Fixing) and in which position the holding stitches will be placed (Position).

Export embroidery image

Users can now easily create a bitmap representation of the final stitch results which can be printed out for proofing, on garments, postcards, and used in various designs.

Keep sequence of overlapped objects

By default, the sotware simplifies the embroidery process by automatically stitching overlapped objects in the order they appear in the artwork.

Eliminates thread trims inside combined objects

The software now gives users the option to remove all thread trims between combined objects including text.

Select between 8 different embroidering strategies

Now you have the ability to select between 8 different embroidering strategies that are calculated automatically and embroider the objects on the fabric in the way you prefer. You can embroider you designs form Top to bottom, Bottom to top, Left to right, Right to Left, Small to large, Large to small, Inside to outside and Outside to inside. This tool is really important for embroidering hats which need to be embroidered from the center to right and left. Also, it is useful for delicate fabrics that need special care regarding the way that the objects will be placed on them.

Professional embroidery quality for everyone

The embroidering quality has been increased even more. The software includes Artificial Intelligence filters that produce better embroidery quality.

Offset control for Appliqué

When working with Appliqué, users can control the offset of the tack-down stitches.

Offset control for Running and Satin serial objects

Users can control the offset of running as well as Satin Serial to outlines/lineart objects and borders.

Direction control in Satin, Step and Piping objects

You can change direction in Step objects to the preferred angle and give artistic feel with a shape pattern. In addition, you can add more directions to Satin/Ping objects and change the way that the object will be embroidered.

Divide Satin and Piping objects

Use the divide tool to create subsections in an object and change the way that the object will be embroidered. Especially in shapes that are filled with satin you can divide them and produce subsection filled with satin bars.

Create any text art design and convert it to stitches

Use any Font to create your Text art designs and convert them to embroidery

Make shape changes easily

Use shaping tools that are available to change you vector design and re-embroider it. Some of the shaping tools are, Node editing, Resizing, mirroring, Weld, Trim, Intersect, Simplify, Blend, Contour, Envelope and many more

Fill the embroidery designs with 9 different stitch types

Styles and Patterns are included

Use Styles and Patterns to fill the shapes with artistic stitches and create unique embroidery designs.

Supports multiple Appliqué

You can place multiple appliqué on the fabric and embroider different holding stitches for each level.

Convert bitmap objects to Cross-stitch designs

Import any bitmap design and get a flawless Cross-stitch design. Now any photo you have can be embroidered as a cross-stitch design.

More Styles and Patterns

353 Styles and 194 Patterns are included in the software. You can make combinations of those two and create unique embroidery designs.

Automatic overlapping shapes trimming

An automatic filter is added that removes the overlapped objects, where needed, and increases the embroidery quality. Also this filter can be handled manually and allows you to use your embroidering expertise.

Select between different fabrics

Select the fabric that you will embroider on and get the best possible embroidery result.

Automatic color matching with actual threads

Select the thread color palette that you will actually use and get the actual thread numbers/names that you have to use.

Import stitch file

Embroidery designs (including ngs, dsz, and pes) can now be imported and converted directly into a vector design. With this feature, users can import ready-made embroidery designs, convert them to vector designs, make desired changes, and then easily embroider them. Old designs can take life again!

Ability to Group, Ungroup, Combine and Break apart

Organize your objects by Grouping and Ungrouping them to make your designing work easier and more effective. You also have the ability to combine different objects and make them parts of a single object or vice versa, by Breaking Combined objects apart. By Combining Objects you can create holes and new shapes.

"Scan To Embroidery" tool

New scan ability that allows you with only a few clicks to scan images and either convert them directly to embroidery or use them as backdrop to manually create the design on top.

Ability to Intersect, Weld and Trim objects

Create any shape you can think of by Welding, Trimming or Intersecting objects with a single click of the mouse. These tools can also help you edit your designs by welding many smaller objects to one larger and remove unnecessary stitches under overlapping objects.

Built-in Auto Tracer with color adjustments

The software automatically recognizes the type of image (bitmap, vector) you are importing from the starting dialog and loads the Auto-tracer for every bitmap. Set the number of colors you want the embroidery design to have so as to still look close to the starting image and you are ready. Any change you make on the Auto-tracer is automatically previewed to help you improve the traced image on the fly

Color manager

You can now set/change colors and make any color adjustments you want. Define your own colors or use any one from the existing thread color palette.

Import Stitch files as is and edit them with new editing tools

Import any supported stitch file inside the software as is, and selectively convert parts/objects of it or the entire embroidery design to editable Vector artwork. You can also leave it unchanged and simply add some text or a complete design directly in the new working area. Give life to your old designs and enhance your current ones. You will never find yourself again stuck with stitch files you cannot edit simply because you don’t have the source stitch file any more

Combine stitch files with vector files

Now, you have the ability to have two or more stitch files together with your vector designs inside the working area. You can edit them, decorate them and produce a new embroidery design from the combination of various different designs. And all of these with a few clicks of the mouse.

Manually Create your designs from scratch directly in the working area with backdrop or not, with 2 different DRAW tools

Three fundamental drawing tools (Freehand, Digitize tool) are now available in the working area of DRAWings® which allow you to create designs from scratch or based on an imported backdrop. You can now draw the objects in 3D mode and view how the stitches are applied immediately. Any fine tune or change in the shape can be done directly in the DRAWings. Traditional digitizers can take advantage of this feature and produce exactly the embroidery results they want.

Complete designing toolset

A complete designing toolset is now available in the software to enable you to create your designs directly inside it. You can use existing shapes like Circles, Pies Trapeziums, Parallelograms, Stars, Polygons and Rectangles together with the existing transformation tools to create exactly the designs you want to embroider.

Complete Text toolset to Add text, Add text on path, Edit text and much more

You can now add Text and edit it by changing its Font type, Font size and Font style. You can even change its shape and size, place text on a path or on any shape you have created.

Complete editing/transformation abilities

Any transformation you need to do can be made directly in the software. You can Re-order, Move, Resize, Repeat your transformations, Delete or Add new objects and view the effect of your transformations.

Ability to Align, Distribute and Auto size objects

By using the mouse you can easily Resize, Skew, Rotate and Mirror any object or even entire designs.

Ability to Resize, Skew, Rotate and Mirror designs

Object Alignment abilities are available which allow you to make accurate adjustments to your design. You can also set objects to have equal distances between them by distributing them automatically on the working area. Additionally, you can make sides of objects or entire objects to have the same size with only a single click of the mouse.

3D vector/embroidery designing abilities

Draw your Vector/Embroidery designs directly in 3D mode. DRAWings PRO is one of the few 3D designing software in the world which incorporates the latest technology innovations.

Copy and Paste between other instances (new tabs) of the software

Duplicate the designs you are creating by Copying and Pasting them directly in other tabs of DRAWings. You can also use this ability to Paste designs from other designing software and convert them to stitches. Therefore any design from any software can become part of your design within DRAWings.

Complete Hoop designer including the most popular hoops of the market

A complete list of hoops is now included to help you confirm in advance whether the design you are creating can fit inside a certain hoop that you plan to use. You can also create and use custom hoops based on your machine’s accessories.

Use Guidelines, the Ruler and Grid for accurate shape transformations and new shape designing

Tools that will make you draw your designs easier are included in the software. You can add Guidelines or enable the Grid and the Ruler to help you draw new shapes or make accurate changes to your designs.

Many selection abilities for easier embroidery changes

Select by color, by stitch type and by overlapping order are only a few of the new selection abilities that have been added to help you make multiple changes on the embroidery design you are creating.

Use the New Symbol library and convert any symbol to perfect embroidery

Insert Symbols that will automatically and easily be converted to embroidery. All Symbols that come with your installed Fonts can be used as clipart and be added to your design through the Insert Symbol function.

Complete Node/Shape editor

A complete and powerful Node/Shape editor is included. With the Node editor you can easily reshape any object of your design and view how these changes affect the embroidery, instantly.

Embroidery quality enhancements together with a new fabric category

Embroidery quality has been even further enhanced and a new Fabric category has been added for smoother embroidery results.

3D realistic preview with editing abilities

A new 3D engine has been created to allow you to create entire embroidery designs directly in 3D mode.

Ability to export your artwork to vector file (svg file)

Any embroidery design that is created inside the software also consists of a vector design artwork that can be individually exported to SVG file format for future use. Therefore, you can separate your artwork from the embroidery design whenever you want.

The software makes use of the new Multi-core processors abilities.

Therefore it offers you faster calculation of the various parameters and almost instant regeneration of your designs.

Works as a complete stand-alone embroidery designing software.

The software includes a complete built-in designer and can effectively be used as a standalone application, as it includes everything you need to create and edit your embroidery designs. At the same time it allows you to continue working with your favorite graphics design software.

Intelligent auto-backup system

New auto-backup system re-loads the design you were working on if something goes wrong.

3 Reviews

5

They did it again

Posted by Matt H. on Oct 9th 2019

I have been a user of drawings software since version 5 and this latest version is too cool. I like that it works with both by pc and my apple mac computers. I use various brands of embroidery machines and this will save to all of their needed formats. The included tutorial videos are fabulous and get you up and going in no time.

5

Worth every penny!

Posted by Kathy U. on Oct 9th 2019

I really like that this software allows me to achieve various tasks including professional embroidery design digitizing. I can literally digitize a design in just a few seconds. Great product. Thanks.

5

One word...AMAZING!

Posted by Suzanne P. on Oct 9th 2019

I have been using various software titles for embroidery for the past 10 years and I must say, that this software is hands down the easiest to use AND it also creates perfect embroidery designs. I love the fact that I can also use it with my cutting machine as well as quilting projects. Using software is no longer a daunting task!! This makes a PRO out of anyone!